Show ll 11 LIVE WE STOCK NEWS as Q BETTER CRATES ARE NEEDED many breeding animals used in im proving herds and flocks are arc not properly handled very many or of the breeding used in improving lin provIng herds and hocks flocks are shipped from place to place in crates good crates cintes ure easy to handle reduce shipping costs and enve heavy costs los cs Ileen e shipping Is bottea aften a source of much loss and graae great annoyance an attempt lias has been made by tile wisconsin collese college of agriculture the forest products laboratory and the th live stock breeders bleeders Bre eders is soc ladon to establish a standard type of livestock live stock crate that can he fie easily and cheaply built practical tests have been made and in every case those these standard crates withstood tho thi treatment encountered in actual shipping operations better shipping chipping crates lor for uv live stock a free circular issued by tin college of agriculture madison not only tells af pf of the trials and tests testa but also suggests suggest show how efficient crates may be made crates have been made for thres elates elapses of live stock cattle sheep adeep and hogs the cattle crate will comfortably fort ably accommodate mature cowl cow of all breeds of dairy bittle alie same proportions may be used la in building n arger crate to accommodate anaw il t of tho beef breeds similarly a rn viller aruto may be built ou on 0 14 I 1 I 1 tl p i P sheep properly crated for Tran the same lines in which to ship ant animals of the smaller dairy breeds the sheep crate Is best beat made in three sizes designated ns lamb sheep find and buck it Is of prime importance that the abe crate fit the an animal hogs like sheep require different sized crates A crate that la Is tco NO small may enuse cause many blemishes which will ruin the animal from its lh breeders bleeders bre eders viewpoint A table of tho the sizes of crat crates tes based upon the alfo its of tile the hog to be shIp shipped pid will aid tile shipper in avoiding wate and at atile athe same time provide the most moat comfort |